The Race to Alaska is still happening, with various teams making their way from Port Townsend, Wash., to Ketchikan. But, race organizers had a party and awards ceremony at the Alaska Fish House on Saturday for the teams that blew through the finish line in the first week of the race.
Race to Alaska co-founder Jake Beattie handed $10,000 cash nailed to a chunk of wood over to Team MAD Dog, a three-member crew that sailed the 750-mile course in just under four days on a catamaran with no shelter.
Randy Miller is the captain of Team MAD Dog, and thanked organizers on behalf of his crew, Ian Andrewes and Colin Dunphy.
“This is the nuttiest thing I’ve ever done and it’s awesome. This is the greatest race I’ve ever even been close to and it feels great to stand here with 10-large nailed to a piece of firewood.”
